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What is the difference between san juan and old san juan?(Puerto RIco)? |
Travel Info located in puerto rico. is it actually the same city or is old san juan a city in or near san juan? Travel Tips It is the same city; Old San Juan is a small peninsula out of San Juan. Old San Juan is well known as a historical area. This is a map of San Juan, the city. http://www.luventicus.org/mapas/puertori... This is a map of Old San Juan, it is the area inside the square. http://www.iit.edu/~pr/spma635.jpg... Condado, Hato Rey, Rio Piedras, Ocean Park, among others are part of San Juan. Isla Verde is part of Carolina. The PR Tourism Company is trying to promote to "Explore beyond the shores." Many people know Old San Juan and they think that's PR. It is a very important part of it, but there is a lot more to offer. Others Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is the historic colonial district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Here are all the districts of San Juan: Old San Juan - the historic core of the city El Condado - beach resort area of the city International Convention Center District - now has the new Convention Center, which has a fountain that plays both typical and classical music, and in near-future will have a Sheraton Hotel, among restaurants and shopping centers Hato Rey - the business center, hosting the main banks, the Plaza las Americas (a mall with over 250 stores, mostly American chains like Sears and Macy's), the Hiram Bithor Stadium, Roberto Clemente Colosseum and Coliseo de Puerto Rico Rio Piedras - home of the main campus of the University of Puerto Rico Santurce - a historical part of Puerto Rico and the cultural capital, having two art museums and a performing arts center Miramar - near El Condado, known for expensive and historical houses Isla Verde ok San Juan is our capital city and Old San Juan is in San Juan. We call that way because that is the part were the spanish colony settle and all the buildings you found are from around XVI century, by the way Old San Juan is a little island in that time was soruonded by a stone wall with only three gates to enter or go out (San Juan Gate, Puerta De Tierra Gate and the other one I can remeber right now, for the three only remind one, San Juan Gate) and protected by two main fortress Castillo San Felipe Del Morro (biggest) and Castillo San Cristobal. I Live In Puerto Rico. Scorpion is right. Old San Juan is just the historical and oldest part of San Juan. For the person that said San Juan its an island I imagine she meant a peninsula. Isla Verde is part of the municipality of Carolina. |
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